Authorities were alerted to the ship after an unscheduled maintenance stop and an anonymous tip-off
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/06/25
By: Scott Morgan, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Coast Guard officials at Taichung Harbor (By Central News Agency)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Coast Guard found 79,900 contraband cigarettes on a cargo ship that docked in Taichung Harbor (臺中港) for so-called maintenance today, reported CNA.
1,598 cases of Chinese-branded cigarettes were found in four shipping containers.
The goods have a market value of approximately NT$35 million (US$1.15 million), according to authorities.
The Chinese-registered cargo ship named “Yongshun No. 2” (永順2號) was searched by the Coast Guard after both an anonymous tip-off and a report of suspicious activity by port authorities. [FULL STORY]